The point I was trying to make was that this Government of Canada has not abandoned Kyoto. We are very committed to the Kyoto Protocol. We have been honest. We have the list provided by Mr. Dillon, but a number of other countries are having difficulty. We've been honest and have shared the difficulty Canada is having in meeting those targets. We have a clean air plan for the short, medium, and long terms. Those targets will be set out at the beginning of 2007.
It's unfortunate the previous Liberal government, through lack of leadership and inaction, put us in a mess. The Liberal plan would have taken us to 47%, as you all know, if we continued on that route. This government is committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, not allowing them to increase.
My question is on the impact of greenhouse gas emissions. The greenhouse gas emissions being put into the atmosphere now are going to have a growing impact over the next 20 to 30 years, so what we're experiencing in climate change right now has been impacted by greenhouse gas emissions growing over the last 20 to 30 years. Would you not agree with that?
Where we are now is going to have a continuing impact on climate change. That's why I agree with your urgency. We need to take action now and move on. The bill that will meet that is not Bill C-288; it's Bill C-30.
I'd appreciate comments from all four witnesses.